ADEMCO 1878 Installation guide

Brand: ADEMCO

Model: 1878

Type: Installation guide

INSTALLATION

r INSTRUCTIONS

No.

1878

PASSIVE INFRARED

MOTION DETECTOR

GENERAL INFORMATION

The NO 1878 PIR proties 12 zones 01 *r&e-angk coverage wh a range

01 up lo 00 leel (rZ2m). 01 long tangercunam covecage wlh a range Of

w to 80 lee1 (24.4m) and has the lolbwmg lmponanl leatures:

- that eemem pyrwkcfrs sensor prowdmg Ihe rekafnbfy 01 two

cowetely separate dual deleclors covermg Ihe same area.

* Mgcl wxwon. computer desfgnee parabobc optcal system.

- Lowcuwnl dram Ww31 allows lor erteneed system power source Ballery

Ye.

Wmzcroalfy

aejusiabk optcal system tor.accumfe oaning of owmcbm

panern.

* &km SPOT reky.

- Wall comet mountmg plate.

* Duaknannel signal pmcessmg Ior enhanced immumty to environmental

0swbances wck~ced fake afarms).

- 12VDC overanon

The No. 1878 must be powered lrom a ldered 12VDC wurce thaw can

pmnde 81 feast 4 hours of standby power.

The oeector IS destgned IO operate al all bmes. The LED on the unr~ will

bghl whenever moftm ts ckfecmd tunkss masked).

PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION

The 000cal system dii the area into a serks of paecled zones. A

wadekmemsensormeas~esihe kveloflnlraredenafgyineachzone.

When an mnmeer crosses or enters any zone. a sgnal mll be genenmd

tn resporse to We change m mlrared mgy.

The Ueteclof 0 Conligufed web an abemate polarity QUadekmeftl sensu

and

Iwo meewnaeni sgnal omcessmg l

mpktcars. In elkct. two passwe

mnfrared sensms share a commonopllcsl sy-slem. Bolhsensors musl&lM

mofum a1 the same time lor the PIR 80 repon an akfm. In thu way. wnmunhy

is proded agawl lake alarms allflbuled lo channel noise. randan

detemfx dluuCmces. and power ruppfy bn lranwus. tik ‘cauh‘

cerconnencc is not comommised

COVERAGE CONSIDERATIONS AND TVPICAL LAYOUTS

The range ~111 dfwend upon the mlrrof system muse. Prow&e pallems

aresMwnmOiagrams1 and2loranormalmounlmg~of7h(2.lm).

Theammaybemoumecl

hghatloftnctease0rangebufm0udfgab0ve

8.5 h (2 6mj 1s noi recommdee

‘DeadZone”

Caution:

Nme m Dlagcam 1 lhal a -dead zone’isindicaM.

wrthm~apersonc~~~~a~~~~~~~~ol~

un~i’s pmecwe zones. Other dead zones may occur between the&IeUof

~theeowmvare f8elesol wew as meuml’s mountmg heqhl ismcre8sed.

TOPVIEW

10’

40’

80’

(3.0m)

(12.2ml

(24.4m)

2.3’

(0.7m)

(24.4ml

Diagram 2: LONG RANGEXURTAIN MIRROR COVERAGE

Sektiing

Mounting Location:

The NO. 1878 Passwe tnlrared Dekclor responds 10 changes in enemy

wh;m0ccu~rrhenanmltubermOvesmlo~#olapr0le*ivercns.Bm

awrage wll be oMamed tl the mountmg site is se!eCWd such that the

kkely earemon 01 mlruder mooon 6 ACROSS the oaftern.

Passwe I.R. umls ace remarkably reststan to false alarm hazards. bulchc

lolbmmg tecummendattons should be &sewed:

Install tha dekuof at a heiihl ol

eppfomna~ely 7 feel tram tloor. Do noI

mount on an unstabk smfaw.

IMPORTANTz Avoid running akern, *riring

ckaemheavydutyeld*MIpomwbks.

lz!a

Donotinstallwhere~deteclorisexpoaed

lo direcl wnlghl or dlm!cIly above sooq

sowces of heat.

Avoidiocalingaurtilinareas~CQOlin

obpmsbke-fylopoduceampidchmge~

wmoeratwe. wch as central heating.

radialorsDrduns(a~at~sduryLnd).

or cadiiin. open flame. etc.

Makeumethedetecamareadoesnmtuwe

obsiruclkns &uflams. aweens. kqe

pkWSOffumiture.pklllS.elC.)~~

uochthePnnemdoouarage.

INSTALLATION

A. Changing From Wide Angle to Long Range Coverage:

Remweiron~wwrtfydeningafiaewdfiverbb3demlhegroow

between cover and ease at on 01 the locations shown in Dbsg. 3.

cmatmg bkbe to mmide snap Iii. and then lihii covef On.

Spread emer of both ofastii mugs hoWg the wick anda w ff

(12.2m)) mm and mmove Ihe fnirm Oag. 4).

~onerideotlhc~nnge~EDn(24.4m))minOr~aprWlO

andansp~morhersideun6etthe~prong.Mahewretha(Ihc

~noc~~e~rC)rinthaircomecrartsandafehcld~

UMermepmlgs.

NOTE: Mmm suflace Mloule be free 01 din. weign fnatkf and

kgefphm

1 INSERT

AT LOCATION

b or

c AND TWIST

D-ram

j: COVER REMOVAL

“;pEj

r-ox .*.I

‘0

* 1-n

n I-8

Il? 2-u

Diagram 1: WIDE ANGLE PAOTECTlON PATTERN

Diignm 5: YOLMm OtTas

For(II~rnll~.a~pra~kpro~at~naroI

thchw~~~~u~rnrmtoberancdmoWP~~s

we entry area tra a mrp horc m the mwnfmg wrlace W? base

sharldeeceme’eealmewfmghglcl.

A~ertheeasets

m~~~.w~r~ud~feshouldwcarel~h/repraccd

UOn the mfcbasat me ti urd rgnt cages of me cucu4 boara wlh lhe

base s mQpmnp taes arm make ccnam mai me prqccllons m both

~cfes MY engage ihe sfo~s m ~hc mwnfmg tats In addam the

board should rest securw on IC IWO SU~~OII posts. and Ihe rnrrng

entry notch at the boards uwr wge shade rest on me tong wall 01

me w’“9 l fwy emsage. See Dugrams 4 and 5

E. Ceiling Mounting:

The wmaWy 01 NW PlR pernn~s oplrona~ cctlmg moummg as an

l nemakw lo VW waft mourned conlrgvralrons ckxnbed herem

Marrn~theu~onmcccttmg.~s~ng~he~ong~ngerc~na~n~nor.

~npondca15~18~(4.6t05.LnJlorwarb~~ngcunam~panem

as iuurlrafed II) Diagram 6.

3,’

Iawl

I.Clll &

Diagram 6: CEILING MOUNTED UNlT USING

LONG RANGE (‘CURTAIN-) MIRROR.

F. Inwrled MounIing:

ll~mallpelshaveacces~lOlhearea proleaedby thedelector.lh!sSenron

penuns

The detecta and waU pate must be mounted eweMd (the PlR wmdow al

me ~opop) *no: lhe wau plate lined forward (downward). Four

self-•dheswe

rubeer spacers hew been prowk0 to ad m lmg the ~31~ date.

6 rntm be ruttad 1ha1 l wugh (tw pmcedure l dJuSIS the PIR ronar so

UUI small l nmaa mll nol be defected. a aawlmg anruder wll ALSO ga

mdetemed.

The spacers are lo De wed wrlh the wall pkle only widen lhe wrde angk

mrrornmuse.

Mounting fkI on a wall:

SI4Ck hw spacftrs between

lhe wall and each 01 lhe hvo mcunllng

Dssesonthcrearolt~wallpYgnmcandopport.

Comer mounting:

Afbr cm 01 the spacers lo Ihe rear &&cc 01 each 01 the two covner

mount tabs on the wall plate. on the end opposde lo the wire emry

access tmouf.

Foaow the -Normal Mounlmg- ~leps 2.3 and

4 descr46d previody.

a4~mthcwall~fert~ft~~e~~a~essc~m~~n

ofate 6 ocmmed

the bottom.

~McbcfcQoc~smouficdmanrnvcncQ~lon.lhose~ionsd

me eefedor fnmor whuh norwlfy aonee downward beams ol

~bC(DnrrUmwprondebeamslhel#*ntuprvard.T~tlswJIlo

bahmVr~sfkqranpcadrvrdoangkJ Ilpo~s~bIe.m~laUlhedeIector

so mat fnese now upwar0qomfq beams are not brecfed al cehg

areas lhat mclude healmg or alr ConQI~onmg ducts and wnls or kghl

kmures II these IR sources cannot be avoldcb. Ihe upward-pouumg

aegmem 01 the rrwror show be maskec to awe the poss4wbfy of fake

aIarms. See Ihe sectice on

Msm

Maskmg

kler m lhrs documenl

G. Uirrof Maakinp:

The maskq-slnps lb1 hwe Oeen supW~Y are

tksgned

for

r#rubon to me or more mtffor segments to omhue a pofeckm

pattern that rants the 0uWufar n?cnmemems of the prokcfed area.

Smofy peel On me l f4mmue pfessure+msA~w aches~w sttnp(sJ

and l p@y owr If6 Oeswcf mmof scgmenllsl lndw%fual maskmng

Sinps have teen pondcd lor l acn 01 me mrrror segments on the

mdc-angle mmor. h0 Slnps are ponded bc maskwg mufkple

segments 01 Ihe kng-raoe tcunam) ~ror. Each mtrror segment

mat TV masked resuik m me elrmmatton 01 one zone of protectron

kom the cowrage panem. By maskmg l ppropriale Segmenls 01 a

mwror. you can adluSt Ihc Coverage IO

SUII

the area !o be prolecled.

or to ebmmale COwrage lrah areas where you anfcwife

mmnmarual- WI mgfu ceeuce W PlR s subil4y la

heater a ether heawmeumg obpcf. (or exm0kJ

MOE 4NDLE PET 4LLLT - -

4t?FLhAlD’K10’-)

Dtqmm 7: PRDtECtYIN l

4lTl%Ct WtTN MASKING SEGMENTS

PROBLEM

mamdt@mAlom

REDopnmwnl

t-=

PROBLEM CAUSE

i2lftEZz

)Yntas.mentwnn.

1 REMEDY

WARNING

THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS PASSIVE

INFRARED MOTION DETECTOR

White the lntfusbn Detector is a highly reliibb intrusion detection

device. it doea not offer guaranteed protection against burglary.

Any If@usi~n Detection device is subjact to compromise or failure

to warn for a variety of reasons:

Passive beared Motion Detf!ctors can only detea intnJJon

within the deaigned rangas es diigrammed in this installation

manual.

~PaaaivelnframdMotionDetectoradonotprovidevolumetric

em protection.

They

do create fnulWe beams ol protection.

bymosebeoms.

- --------------- ---

Passiue bdrared Deteucm

cannot detect motion or intrusion

that takes phce behind walls, ceilings. floors. dosed doors.

@ass paatiom. glass dwrs. or windGws.

MedwniWl tampering. masking. painting or spraying of any

~onthemi~.wi~oranyparloftheopticalsystem

canreducethedete&onabililyofthePaasivelntraredMotion

Deteaor.

Passive

infrared Detectora eemie changes in temperature: how-

ever, as the ambient temperature of tha protected area ap-

proaches the temperature range of g(r to lOSF (3T to 4P

C).

the detectpn performance can decrease.

- This Pas&0

Intrared Detector will not operate without appro-

(i.e.. reversed polarity ConnactiUns).

Passive

infrared Detectors, like other electrical devices. are

aubjecl lo component failure. Even though they are designed

to M es long as 10 years, the electronic components could

failatanytime.

Wehavecitedaorneofmernosfcornmon

reasons that a Passive

hdrared Motion Dateclor wn (ail to catch intrusion. However. this

doea not impty that these are the only reasons. and therefore it

s r- -1 weekly testing of this type of unit, in conjunc-

:ionwithwaeklymstingdtheentifeabrmsystem.beper(ormd

.oewurethatthedetecms -w#kngpoper)y.

Installing an alarm system may make one eligible fr bwcr mnsur.

ante rates. but an alarm system 6 not a suesmute lor insurance

Homeowners. properly owners and renters should continue lo

aa prudently in protecclng themselves and conllnue IO msure lhelr

Iives and propeny.

We Continue lo develop new and Improved prolectlon dewces

Users Of alarm syslems owe 1110 lhemselves and lheir loved ones

10 kern about these developmenfs.

ADEMCO

THREE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY

ON CERTAIN PIR DETECTORS

Alarm Device Manufacturing Company. a Divtsion 01 Pittway Cor-

poratlon. and .its dwisions. subsldianes

and alflllales (-Seller-).

165 Eileen Way. Syosset. New York 11791. warrants 11s PIR

Detector Models 1675 1676 1676 1876GLD (defined as the

PI&) to be in conformance wllh its own plans and speallcattons

and lo be free from defects in materials ind workmanshlp under

normal use and sewce for 36 months lrom lhe dale slamp conlrol

on the product.

Seller’s

obltgat!on shall be limited lo replacing. at

its Option. lree 01 charge for materials or labor. any PIR which IS

proven not in compliance with Seller’s speciflcaflons or proves

defective in materials or workmanship under normal use and ser-

vice. Seller shall have no obkgalion under this Ltmiled Warranty

or otherwise if the PIR is altered or improperly repaired or serviced

by anyone other than the Ademco factory service. In case of

defect. return the PIR to Ademco Distribution. Inc.

aulhorued

Ademco distribulor for an immediate replacement. This warranty

applies only lo the PIR models ksled above.

THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES. EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. OF

MERCHANTABILITY. OR FlTNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR-

POSE OR OTHERWISE. WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE DE-

SCRIPTION ON THE FACE HEREOF. IN NO CASE SHALL SEL-

LER BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY CONSEOUENTIAL OR

INCIDENTAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF THIS OR ANY

OTHER WARRANTY. EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. OR UPON ANY

OTHER BASIS OF LlABlLlTY WHATSOEVER. EVEN IF THE

LOSS OR DAMAGE IS CAUSED BY THE SELLER’S OWN NEG-

LIGENCE OR FAULT.

Seller

does

nof represent that its PIR may no1 be compromlsed

or circumvenled. that the PIA v&II prevent any personal inlury or

property loss by burglary. robbery. fire or olherwise: or that lhe

PIR will in all cases provide adequate wammg or proteclion. Buyer

understands mat a properly mstalled and maatamed alam! may

only reduce the risk of a burglary. robbery or fire withou! warning

bul il is not insurance or a guarantee that such will not occur or

the1 there will be no personal injury or property loss as a result

CONSEOUENTLY. SELLER SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR

ANY PERSONAL INJURY. PROPERTY DAMAGE OR OTHER

LOSS BASED ON A CLAIM THE PIR FAILED TO GIVE WARN-

ING. However, if Seller is held liable. whelher directly or indvectly.

for any loss or damage arising under lhts Limbled Warranly or

otherwise. regardless of cause or origin. Seller’s marlmum liabkly

shall not tn any case exceed lhe purchase pnce of lhe PIR. whrh

shall be the complete and exclusive remedy agamsl Seller.

This warranty replaces any previous warranties and IS lhe only

warranty made by Seller on lh!s PIR. No increase or alterason.

wrilten or verbal. 01 the obligation of this Limited Warranty IS

authorized.

AlARM DEVICE MANUFACTURING CO.

4 owlsla4 OF PIllwAY coRPoR4TloN

lw EM

WJy.

?+OJUl. Wer *Ofk t 1191

Coop@ @ 19W PITTWAV CORPOWTDN

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ADEMCO 1878 Installation guide

ADEMCO 1878 Installation guide

ADEMCO 1878 Installation guide

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